Handley Page H.P.52 Hampden

Landing (descent or approach)

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AE365

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Scampton – Scampton

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The airplane departed RAF Scampton at 1830LT on September 15 on an operation to Hamburg. While returning to base the following night, it crashed on approach in foggy conditions. All four crew members escaped uninjured.
Crew:
F/O W. Cunning,
Sgt J. Urquhart,
Sgt T. Dalby,
Sgt G. Cox.

Crash of a Handley Page H.P.52 Hampden I at RAF Scampton

Date & Time: Sep 16, 1941

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Landing (descent or approach)

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AE362

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Scampton – Scampton

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The airplane departed RAF Scampton at 1830LT on September 15 on an operation to Hamburg. While returning to base the following night, it crashed on approach in foggy conditions. A crew was injured.
Crew:
P/O J. Bromiley,
P/O W. L. Rowe,
Sgt S. Isherwood,
P/O E. Goodman.

Crash of a Handley Page H.P.52 Hampden I near Bönningstedt: 2 killed

Date & Time: Sep 15, 1941 at 2354 LT

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AE249

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Swinderby - Swinderby

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The airplane departed RAF Swinderby at 1924LT on an operation to Hamburg. Approaching the target area, it crashed in Bönningstedt, northwest of the city. Two crew members were killed and two others became Pow.
Crew:
P/O Anthony John Hibell, pilot,
Sgt William Norman Pratt, navigator, †
Sgt Hubert Hobbs, wireless operator, †
Sgt Peter Hartford Clayden, air gunner.

Crash of a Handley Page H.P.52 Hampden I in Hamburg: 1 killed

Date & Time: Sep 15, 1941 at 2251 LT

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AE232

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Coningsby - Coningsby

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Hamburg

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Germany

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Europe

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The airplane departed RAF Coningsby at 1830LT on an operation to Hamburg. Approaching the target area, it was shot down by a Me.110 and crashed in the district of Wilhelmsburg, south of Hamburg. A crew was killed and three others became Pow.
Crew:
F/Sgt John Jacob McIntyre,
Sgt Hubert Dickson Clapham,
Sgt Harry Kirk,
Sgt Kenneth Richardson.

Probable cause:

Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of a Handley Page H.P.52 Hampden I in Billesdon

Date & Time: Sep 12, 1941 at 0615 LT

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AE118

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North Luffenham - North Luffenham

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The airplane departed RAF North Luffenham in the evening of September 11 on an operation to Rostock. While returning to base the following morning, it crash landed at 0615LT at Barn Farm, Billesdon. All four crew members were injured.
Crew:
P/O B. S. Booker,
Sgt A. J. Pomes,
Sgt S. J. Binns,
Sgt J. S. Crossley.

Crash of a Handley Page H.P.52 Hampden I in Empingham: 2 killed

Date & Time: Sep 12, 1941 at 0600 LT

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AE121

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North Luffenham - North Luffenham

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The airplane departed RAF North Luffenham in the evening of September 11 on an operation to Rostock. While returning to base the following morning, it crash landed at 0600LT in near Isolation Camp, Empingham. Two crew members were killed and two others were injured.
Crew:
Sgt Neville Hamilton Pager, pilot, †
Sgt John Leonard Frederick Longmore, observer, †
Sgt Bailey,
Sgt Bowskill.

Crash of a Handley Page H.P.52 Hampden I in Hostrup

Date & Time: Sep 12, 1941 at 0220 LT

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AE300

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The airplane departed RAF Coningsby at 2140LT on September 11 on an operation to Rostock. Last heard on w/t at 0220LT then the bomber crashed near Hostrup. All four crew members bailed out and were arrested within 48 hours.
Crew:
Sgt James Albert Bannister,
Sgt Francis William Davies,
F/Sgt Rae Joseph Dunn,
Sgt James Alexander Summers Philson.

Crash of a Handley Page H.P.52 Hampden I off Cromer

Date & Time: Sep 12, 1941

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AD981

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Lake, Sea, Ocean, River

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Waddington - Waddington

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The airplane departed RAF Waddington at 2144LT on September 11 on an operation to Rostock. While returning to base the following night, it ran out of fuel and ditched into the sea off Cromer. All four crew members were rescued within an hour by HMS Garth.
Crew:
Sgt G. W. Hough,
Sgt A. D. C. Dedman,
Sgt N. T. Birkett,
Sgt F. Norman.

Probable cause:

Fuel exhaustion.

Crash of a Handley Page H.P.52 Hampden I near RAF Boscombe Down

Date & Time: Sep 9, 1941 at 0430 LT

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AE188

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